Rice cakes

rachyray19
rachyray19 Posts: 13
in Food and Nutrition
One of my favorite quick breakfasts is rice cakes with almond butter and bananas.
My question is, how bad are rice cakes really for you?

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  • anna_conkers
    anna_conkers Posts: 24 Member
    They have a very high glycemic index and really not much nutritional value - but they are low cal and I'm sure like anything they don't do much harm in moderation.

    I think they taste like polystyrene, personally :laugh:

    This was a pretty interesting thread about it from a few months ago:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/874284-are-rice-cakes-bad-for-you
  • aquarabbit
    aquarabbit Posts: 1,622 Member
    I think the thing with rice cakes is that they are more low in calories than high in nutrition. I don't know if they're good or bad, but they give you that crunch satisfaction instead of going for chips or fried stuff. Personally, I'd take the chips anyways because I think rice cakes taste like packing peanuts, but I don't think they seem too terrible. Just not very good either.

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